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Year 8 Geography - Changing Nations - 3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Traffic _______________ is a problem in large cities during rush hour. (DOK 2)

a)

Congestion

b)

Infrastructure

c)

Deviate From

d)

Leisure Activity

2.

What does urbanisation mean?

a)

the movement of people from the countryside to towns and cities

b)

the movement of people out of cities to the countryside

c)

an increase in the percentage of people living in towns and cities

d)

an increase in the percentage of people moving to the countryside

3.

What does rural-urban migration mean?

a)

movement from the countryside to towns and cities

b)

movement out of cities to the countryside

c)

movement from one country to another

d)

working in one place and living in another

4.

what is the ecological footprint of a city?

a)

the amount of space the city takes up

b)

the amount of land to provide the resources a city uses and dispose of waste

c)

the amount of recycling a city does and how sustainable it is

d)

the size of a city in terms of population or area

5.

What is urban renewal

a)

the redevelopment of the whole city to make it more modern

b)

the redevelopment of part of a city for new landuses

c)

the improvement of part of a city by often middle class residents, changing the character of an area

d)

repainting, repaving roads and improving the infrastructure of a city

6.
The CBD, in general, is the easiest part of the city to reach from the rest of the region.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which of the following are PUSH factors that encouraged some people to move away from the CBD?
a)
High Rents
b)
Crime
c)
Poverty
d)
All of the Above
8.
Which of the following are PULL factors that encouraged some people to move into suburbs?
a)
High rents
b)
Crime
c)
Larger homes for less money
d)
Poverty
9.
Areas of open land with few people, homes, and businesses 
a)
Urban 
b)
Suburbs 
c)
City 
d)
Rural 
10.
Heavy industry and high-class housing often exist in the same neighborhoods.
a)
True
b)
False